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About Karaundi Village

Karaundi is a large village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,287, made up of 1,170 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karaundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karaundi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Pincode 802218
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 2,287
Male Population 1,170
Female Population 1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karaundi compares

By the 2011 count Karaundi is the 22nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Karaundi

Karaundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karaundi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karaundi from other places

Karaundi lies about 67 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 6.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karaundi
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 6.8 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 11 km
District headquarters Rohtas 67 km

Villages closest to Karaundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dinara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karaundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Karaundi village had a population of 2,287. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Karaundi village has 1,170 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karaundi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Karaundi is 802218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karaundi covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karaundi falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karaundi is Sanjhauli Halt, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karaundi.

Karaundi is about 67 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karaundi is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Sanjhauli Halt is about 6.8 km away. Bikramganj is about 10 km away. Dinara is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarawan (under 2 km), Bidhi Khap (under 2 km) and Ahirawan (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karaundi today is likely to be higher.

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